they talked about voter turnout, the president's debate and comparison to the 2008 election. this is about twenty five minutes. [applause] my name is justin smith. i'm the president of atlanta media company. i'm delighted to welcome you to the fourth annual washington idea forum convene bid the atlantic, the aspen substitute and the museum. as many of you know the atlanta has been in the business for a long time. 1857, to be exact, it wasn't until nine years ago that we truly became serious about creating the most interest and ambitious live forum for discussion on politicses and business and science and technology in the arts. it was really thanks to the vision of the established author and journalist walter isaacson president and ceo of the aspen institute who approached owner about partnering to create a new event called at agency pen idea festival. less than a decade, the aspen idea festival, which takes place every summer in the beautiful aspen campus in colorado has become a leader in the global event arena. and through the success, we decided four years ago to take ele